Blog December 5, 2011

Discography: The Musical Legacy of Al Andalus, Part 2: Africa & Beyond

<p>The recording of the group Al-Andalus was made by Afropop Worldwide. The final complete piece in this program, "Unq al-Malih" by Sabri Moudallal in Syria, was provided by ethnomusicologist Jonathan Shannon. Some of the releases listed here were purchased in Morocco and won't be easy--or even possible--to find. Many others are available, particularly through the Harmonia Mundi distribution catalogue, an excellent source for music from North Africa and the Middle East.</p> <p>Here is a list of albums heard on Afropop Worldwide's The Musical Legacy of Al Andalus, Part 2: Africa & Beyond:</p> <p><strong>Marcel Khalife</strong> <em>Concerto Al Andalus</em> (Nagam Records, Inc. 2002)</p> <p><strong>Omar Metioui Ensemble</strong> <em>Al Ála Al-andalusiyya</em> (Pneuma 1999)</p> <p><strong>Mohammed Briouel, Abderrahim Souiri</strong> <em>Soirée Andalouse, Vol. 6</em> (Société Artistique et Culturelle Audio-Visuelle 1996)</p> <p><strong>Saïd Chraïbi</strong> <em>La Clef De Grenade</em> (Institut du Monde Arabe 2001)</p> <p><strong>Abderrahim Souiri, Mohammed Briouel</strong> <em>Soirée Andalouse, Vol. 1</em> (Société Artistique et Culturelle Audio-Visuelle)</p> <p><strong>Julia Banzi, Tarik Banzi, Al-Andalus</strong> <em>Illumination</em> (Al Zahabi 1996)</p> <p><strong>Tariqa Hariquiyya</strong> <em>Tariqa Hariquiyya</em> (Fassiphone)</p> <p><strong>Sanaa Mirhati</strong> <em>Al-dimliij</em> (Fassiphone)</p> <p><strong>Nassima</strong> <em>Andalusian Music From Algiers</em> (Institut du Monde Arabe 2002)</p> <p><strong>Ensemble Essoundoussia, Ensemble Ahab Cheikh Larbi Bensari</strong> <em>Anthology De La Musique Arabo-andalouse</em> (Ocora Radio France 1994)</p> <p><strong>Sabri Moudallal, Omar Sarmini, Ensemble Al-Kindi</strong> <em>The Aleppian Music Room</em> (Chant du Monde 1998)</p>